Golden Guendolen (Morris, set by A. Bax) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


 Twixt the sunlight and the shade
 Float up memories of my maid
 God remember Guendolen.

 Gold or gems she did not wear
 But her yellow rippled hair 
 Like a veil, hid Guendolen.

 Twixt the sunlight and the shade
 My rough hands so strangely made
 Folded Golden Guendolen.

 Hands used to grip the sword hit hard
 Framed her face, while on the sward
 Tears fell down from Guendolen.

 Guendolen now speaks no word
 Hands fold round about the sword
 Now no more of Guendolen.

 Only 'twixt the light and shade
 Floating memories of my maid
 Make me pray for Guendolen.

Authorship

William Morris (1834-1896)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax (1883-1953)

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